A bi-national agency has adopted a controversial new plan to regulate water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River: 16 years after it started developing it. And one federal representative is already vowing to fight it. The International Joint Commission announced this afternoon that it approved Plan 2014, albeit an amended version. The […]
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Let’s talk turkeys in Brighton
Brighton Supervisor Bill Moehle was tending to town business on Runnymede Road a few months ago when he spied turkeys in a nearby yard. Turkeys are a pretty common sight in the neighborhoods between Elmwood Avenue and Westfall Road, he says. In fact, the birds are well-represented in Brighton as a whole, though nonresidents most […]
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Restoring balance to Braddock Bay
In a few weeks, when spring settles in, the wetlands around Braddock Bay will come alive. Spawning fish will take cover under aquatic plants in the shallow water. Birds will flutter among the cattails and float in the ponds, looking for food or a place to nest. For the migrants that made the flight across […]
